A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 60s was pronounced dead at a house in Burnage, south Manchester at around 8am this morning
A teenage boy aged 16 has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman at a property in south Manchester on this morning.
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Officers from Greater Manchester Police, accompanied by paramedics, were dispatched to Ivylea Road in Burnage after reports of an assault at a residential address at approximately 8am on Wednesday July 8.
Upon arrival officers discovered the victim, a woman in her 60s, but she was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives swiftly launched a murder investigation, which remains ongoing.
A police vehicle was spotted on the residential street on Wednesday evening, with a witness reporting a significant police presence at the property throughout the day as investigations continued, reports the Manchester Evening News.
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The 16 year old boy remains in custody awaiting questioning in connection with the incident. It is understood that the victim and the suspect were known to one another as relatives.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson has today confirmed in a statement: “Officers responded to reports of an assault at an address on Ivylea Road, Burnage at around 8am today (08/07/26). One woman aged in her 60s sadly died at the scene and a boy, aged 16, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody for questioning. “
BEIJING (AP) — China successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in a breakthrough for the country’s space program, state media said.
The first stage of a Long March-10B rocket separated from the second stage after liftoff and returned to a platform in the sea, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
It was the first time China recovered the first stage of a rocket. America’s SpaceX has been doing so for several years to drive down launch costs by reusing the booster that helps lift the satellites or whatever the rocket is carrying into space.
The Long March rocket was launched from China’s Hainan Island, a popular beach destination off the country’s southern coast.
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The rocket’s reusable configuration can launch a payload of up to 16,000 kilograms (35,275 pounds) into what is called low Earth orbit, Xinhua said.
The maximum payload of the SpaceX Falcon 9 is 22,800 kilograms (50,265 pounds), according to the SpaceX website. The Falcon rockets transport astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.
Toy Story star Tom Hanks has shared the movie moment he can never watch back.
On a recent episode of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, co-hosted by Richard Osman and Marina Hyde, Tom was asked about the best movie he’d ever made.
The Forrest Gump actor replied: “I do not watch these movies after the first time, really, because they never change. And there are movies that have moments in it that I cannot watch, because I didn’t get there.
“And sometimes these are the big moments. I simply did not get there,” he shared, suggesting that he didn’t feel the emotion the scene required.
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“And I know it, and I was confounded by any number of things,” he continued.
Richard asked him to name one such moment, to which he replied: “There is a moment. Okay. Yeah, I’ll tell you.”
“There is a moment… that was painful for me in Cast Away in which I am back and Chuck [the main character played by Tom] is back in Kelly [his on-screen fiancée, played by Helen Hunt]’s house.
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“And he gives her her watch back. And there’s a moment where I just think, ‘I’m not there’. All it is is a turnaround on me. But I do this gesture that I just think is false, and is me, and is not Chuck,” he stated.
Tom said that the scene is so hard for him to watch back, he has to physically leave when it’s playing.
“If the movie is on, I will get up and leave the room before that scene comes on,” he shared with the hosts.
Marina asked him if he knew he’d feel that way at the time of filming, to which Tom replied he didn’t.
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“It wasn’t until I actually saw it, when it went down. And I think that, ‘oh, we were just moving on there and I wasn’t there’,” he revealed.
Still, that’s not to say the Oscar winner isn’t proud of any of his output.
“When I happen to land on a couple of minutes of an old episode of [TV show] Bosom Buddies, I remember all of [co-star Peter Scoleri]’s lines.
“I have no idea what I say next, but because I was watching him do it, we were so close and we were so tight. So the only time [feeling proud about a rewatch] happens [is when I think], ‘I don’t remember doing that’.
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“But it’s not a thing. I can’t linger on [old success]. I don’t sit there and say, ‘oh, watch this movie, watch this moment that comes up, we really nailed that’,” he ended.
“All I could say [is], ‘I was cold.’ You know, ‘it looks like I’m warm… I was really freezing that day’, you know, something like that…”
Ring doorbell footage shows drivers repeatedly crashing into bollards outside a man’s home as calls have been made for the slimmed-down road to be widened.
A width restriction has been in place on Woodmere Avenue in Watford, Hertfordshire for years to prevent lorry drivers using it as a rat run.
But, despite it being widened in recent years, motorists are still falling foul – with one car crashing as recently as last weekend.
Resident Tim Vigor, who has lived there for 30 years, says cars have rolled over, lost their wing mirrors, had their tyres come off, and some have even got stuck between the bollards.
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With his house directly overlooking the restriction, Tim’s CCTV and doorbell cameras have caught hundreds of incidents across the years.
The 57-year-old said: ‘There are hundreds of videos, and those are just the ones that I have been indoors for.
‘It has just been chaos. The people who are responsible for it are just not interested. They don’t care. I just don’t think they will ever do anything about it.
‘It has just been one thing after another.’
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CCTV shows cars repeatedly crashing into dangerous bollards in Woodmere Avenue in Watford
The bollards have changed a few times over the years, but some form of width restriction has been in place for over a decade to prevent lorries using it as a rat run
Tim claims that across a period of ten years there were at least two accidents every single day on the road between the A41 and Bushey Mill Lane.
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One clip shows a car fully rolling over with pieces of debris flying across Tim’s driveway.
Another shows a grey car being thrown onto its side, with the bollard itself going through the window and shattering it completely.
He says there have been fewer accidents at the spot since 2022, when Hertfordshire County Council redesigned the layout to try and overcome the problem.
However, with two crashes that he has witnessed in the last month, the problem is still far from solved.
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The latest CCTV clip from July 4 shows a blue 4×4 smacking into the restriction, sending half of the car flying upwards – almost tipping over.
The incidents have repeatedly damaged Tim’s wall and left broken glass and car pieces strewn across his driveway.
He said: ‘There was multiple accidents every single day for ten years. It was at least one big one every day. It was absolutely crazy.
Resident Tim Vigor, who has lived there for 30 years, says cars have rolled over, lost their wing mirrors, had tyres come off, and some have even gotten stuck between the bollards
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Tim’s CCTV and doorbell cameras have caught hundreds of incidents across the years
‘Over the years it has probably cost millions of pounds worth of damage to vehicles. It has cost thousands and thousands a week over a ten-year period.
‘We wrote a car off every single week for ten years, and I am not exaggerating that.’
Last June saw an ANPR system introduced to stop motorists using the bus lane to get around the restriction.
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Tim believes this camera should be used in place of the bollards to stop lorries passing through, issuing anyone who does with a ticket instead.
However, he says that despite speaking with MPs, he has been told the bollards will not be removed.
When he moved in there was one post on either side of the road, which he said worked fine until they dug it up with no consultation and added the new ones.
Tim believes that neighbours should have been consulted before this decision was made.
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He said: ‘I should be able to have some sort of say in what they put outside my house because that is not how it was when I moved in.
‘They won’t take any interest until it kills someone. They will not admit liability.’
Hertfordshire County Council said: ‘Since the restrictions at this site were altered in 2024/25 and an ANPR camera installed to stop drivers using the bus gate the number of accidents at this site have decreased dramatically.
‘We would urge all motorists to follow the signage in place and drive carefully through the restrictions.’
It turns out that non-Italians’ view of Italian food is often a little… off.
First, I learned Italians use far more water to cook pasta than I always have.
Then, I found out some use a secret ingredient to make their tomato sauces less acidic ― and it’s not sugar, as I had grown up believing.
Now, it seems there’s another traditional approach not all of us take when cooking a classic dish.
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Risotto, the delicious rice dish, is meant to have a completely different texture than you might have grown to expect, according to Italian-American food writer Susan Russo, and the sun-dried tomato processors Bella Sun Luci.
How should risotto really be cooked?
Writing for NPR, Russo shared that risotto rice is usually toasted before being cooked so that it develops a nutty flavour. This also somewhat firms up its outer layer.
But contrary to how I, at least, approach the dish, Russo says the firming step shouldn’t stop there. Risotto should not be so soft it has no bite, she explains.
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Instead, the rice should be cooked al dente, so there’s a slight bite to it (al dente means “to the tooth” in Italian).
That means you might want to add one ladle of stock less than usual when cooking the dish.
Bella Sun Luci agrees, saying: “True al dente pasta and risotto (or ‘riso’, meaning ‘rice’ in Italian) to actual Italians… is ‘firm’.
“To the most traditional of us, it can even be a little crunchy, especially risotto,” they say, adding: “he definition of al dente risotto is, you can feel each individual grain of rice in your mouth.”
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You can, of course, keep adding stock if you prefer a softer risotto, but it seems the pasta gold standard applies to the rice grains too.
The only way to check your rice’s done-ness is to taste it, both experts agree.
Speaking of rice…
If you think arborio is the only rice suitable for risotto, Russo says you’re wrong.
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Other varieties, like carnaroli and vialone nano, offer a delicious bite that’s slightly firmer than plump, creamy arborio rice’s texture.
You can also opt for maratelli, padano and roma breeds to shake up your midweek meals.
I think I’ll have to try them all (you know, for science)…
New measures and patrols will be in place on the loch following the incident which left a man in hospital.
09:53, 10 Jul 2026Updated 09:55, 10 Jul 2026
A man has been rushed to hospital after a horror crash between jet skis on Loch Lomond. Emergency crews scrambled to the area near the Bouturich shore and Balloch Park at around 4.55pm on Thursday July 9.
The man was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering injuries to his legs and chest. However no further information on his condition has been made available.
An image shared by the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat team shows the casualty wrapped in a foil blanket being raced to safety on a lifeboat. A police vehicle and ambulance were also seen on the shore.
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It comes as The Loch Lomond & Trossachs Park announced new measures and patrols in place after a spike in “dangerous, reckless and aggressive behaviour from some boat and jet ski users”. This will include new CCTV on patrol boats and increased resources for park Rangers.
Members of the public and boat users are also urged to report any reckless behaviour. Gordon Watson, chief executive of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, said: “While the majority of visitors enjoy the National Park responsibly, the reckless behaviour of this growing group of jet ski users is a serious concern, with a real risk of injury or worse.
“It’s completely unacceptable and won’t be tolerated. Our Rangers will have an increased presence this weekend, and our boat patrols will now be recording footage of any concerning behaviour to support prosecutions – in recent weeks fines have already been issued.”
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.55pm on Thursday, 9 July, 2026, we were made aware of a man injured following a collision involving a jet ski in the water at Loch Lomond, Balloch. Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital for treatment.”
A Loch Lomond Rescue Boat spokesperson said: “LLRB crew undertook a full assessment of the casualty, who had sustained leg and chest injuries following a collision beteeen two ski’s , Working alongside the Rangers, the jet ski was secured and our stretcher utilised to safely transfer the casualty onto the lifeboat.
“Following assessment and ongoing observations, the casualty was transported to Duncan Mills Slipway where he was handed over to colleagues from Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland for further care.”
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Belgium have it all against them when they face Spain in the World Cup quarter-final, but things have only been made harder by one update
09:45, 10 Jul 2026Updated 09:46, 10 Jul 2026
Belgium’s World Cup quarter-final preparations have been disrupted by a club versus country dispute, mere hours before they meet Spain. Belgian defender Zeno Debast has been prohibited from playing for the Red Devils by his club Sporting Lisbon.
He has yet to take the pitch for Rudi Garcia’s team in the World Cup, but it seems he may be unable to appear, regardless of whether he and his manager wish him to. It’s understood Sporting harbour concerns about his fitness.
Before the World Cup, Debast picked up a thigh injury sustained in May while representing the Portuguese giants. Despite receiving a call-up from his nation, he will be unavailable to compete, the Belgian FA have now confirmed.
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A spokesperson from the Royal Belgian Football Association stated: “Zeno Debast will not be available for the quarter final. His club, Sporting CP, have informed the player that they did not consider him to be medically fit to play matches.
“This assessment differs from that of the Red Devils’ medical staff, as well as Fifa’s medical and insurance authorities. Zeno is currently training individually under the supervision of the RBFA’s Performance Department.”
Debast returned to Belgium shortly after sustaining his injury with his club so national team medics could examine the problem. Soon afterwards, Garcia named him in his 26-man World Cup squad.
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Debast was forced to miss Belgium’s group stage fixtures, which included a 1-1 draw with Egypt, a goalless stalemate with Iran, and a commanding 5-1 victory over New Zealand. He was similarly absent during Belgium’s thrilling 3-2 win against Senegal in the round of 32.
He did, however, return to the squad as his side swept past World Cup hosts the USA 4-1 in the round of 16. The news that his club are blocking him from featuring against Spain will come as a bitter blow, particularly given that Debast had expressed optimism over his fitness.
Following his absence during the group stage, he said: “Everything is going as planned. I feel good. As a player, it is not easy to watch your team train and play without being able to participate. But, I am grateful to be here and to be able to work on my return here.”
Garcia also seemingly refused to talk about Debast when asked to provide any injury updates. He said: “Everyone apart from Amadou Onana is ready. He’s a huge loss for our tournament. There’s another player who is not available, who could play tomorrow but we will discuss this after the World Cup.”
Spain and Belgium go head-to-head today in Los Angeles, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm BST.
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Novak Djokovic continues his epic quest to win a record 25th grand slam title at the age of 39 as he faces defending Wimbledon champion and world No 1 Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
Djokovic lost to Sinner in straight sets in last year’s semi-finals, before the Italian went on to beat Carlos Alcaraz and win his first Wimbledon trophy and fourth grand slam title.
Novak Djokovic will play Jannik Sinner in a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final on Friday (Getty Images)
Whether Djokovic can recover physically from his marathon efforts in the quarter-finals remains a huge question, but the Serbian may believe that this is his best chance to take the grand slam record.
However, after British wildcard Arthur Fery reached the semi-finals, Djokovic and Sinner have been scheduled in the second semi-final on Centre Court. Their match could take place from around 5pm BST.
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Wimbledon order of play
Centre Court
1:30PM Start
1. Arthur Fery (GBR) [WC] vs Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]
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2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [7] vs Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1]
How to watch Wimbledon on TV
In the UK, every match from Wimbledon will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with viewers able to access a stream from all 18 courts. In the US, ESPN and Tennis Channel hold the rights.
TV schedule – Friday 10 July
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12:30-19:30 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
14:00-18:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
19:30-21:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner head-to-head
Djokovic ended a five-match losing streak to Sinner in the Australian Open semi-finals in January. It was a much-needed win for Djokovic, as their rivalry had completely flipped since Sinner saved match points to beat Djokovic in the 2023 Davis Cup semi-finals. After that, Sinner won five tour-level matches in a row, as well as two exhibitions, to lead the official head-to-head. But a Djokovic win on Friday would level the head-to-head at 6-6. This will be the fourth time Djokovic and Sinner have played at Wimbledon.
Head-to-head
2026: Australian Open, semi-final, outdoor hard – Djokovic wins 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
2021: Monte Carlo, round of 32, outdoor clay – Djokovic wins 6-4 6-2
What happened in the Wimbledon quarter-finals?
Djokovic won the longest ever Wimbledon quarter-final after five hours and 15 minutes against third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, booking a semi-final with defending champion Sinner and keeping his bid for a record 25th grand slam title alive.
At 39, Djokovic outlasted Auger-Aliassime in a thrilling match tiebreak, winning 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (10-4) in a titanic five-set battle, but one he must now recover from as he attempts to dethrone the reigning champion Sinner in a rematch of last year’s semi-final.
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“I did it with a racket, and a lot of heart,” Djokovic said afterwards, following the longest win of his Wimbledon career. “A lot of management of the nerves and the extreme tension you feel in these kind of matches. It was anybody’s game. These are the moments I still play tennis for, for sure. I wish it was the final so I don’t need to worry about how the body will feel tomorrow.”
Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner’s route to semi-final
“What can I say? These are the kind of moments that I still play tennis for. I wish it was finals, so I don’t need to worry about how the body will feel tomorrow. But I’m happy. Happy that I won.
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“I was telling the kids to go to sleep after the fourth, but they didn’t want to listen. I’m glad they stayed, because it was honestly one of the best matches that I was part of on this court in my career.”
What has Jannik Sinner said?
“I feel like every match is different. Even when I had this small streak with him, I felt like every match has really its own story. Especially when you play on a surface like this, if you have a bad serving day or not feeling the ball very well, it’s going to be very, very tough.
“In any case, I’m happy to be back in the semis. I’m happy to fight for every ball, then we see. He has won this tournament so many times and he knows exactly how to approach it. I’m looking forward to it.”
“[We cannot] ignore London’s position as a global prime city and the financialisation of the housing market – it’s conceivable we risk a ‘doughnut’ London, where people move from the centre to the outskirts, because they cannot afford a family home in areas where they’ve grown up in,” Dr Bourne added. “Their property in the centre of London is then converted into an empty home.
Jennifer Grey is mourning the loss of her mother, Jo Wilder, who she says died “by her own choosing” at age 94 shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
The Dirty Dancing star made the announcement on Instagram Thursday on Instagram, describing her late mum as “brave” and “deep”.
“My mother, Jo Wilder, passed away on 4 July at 94 – by her own choosing, on her own terms, exactly as she lived,” Jennifer wrote alongside a carousel of throwback photos.
“A week earlier, she learned she had lung cancer. True to who she was, she chose grace over fear, understanding that leaving this world with dignity is an honor, not a tragedy.”
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She added that while her mother had been “a promising young actress on the New York stage in her youth”, she had ultimately chosen to prioritise motherhood over her career.
“If she’d chosen ambition over my brother and me, we never would have had the mother we had,” the actor wrote, alluding to her brother, James Katz, who works as a chef.
She concluded her note with: “I love you, Mom. Thank you for showing me how to do it all, even this, with grace.”
Jennifer Grey with her mother Jo Wilder and father Joel Grey at the New York premiere of Dirty Dancing in 1987.
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As of Thursday afternoon, Jennifer’s post had drawn an outpouring of condolences, including several from her famous friends in Hollywood.
“How lucky you are to be able to write such a tribute to your obviously awesome AF mom,” musician Richard Marx wrote. “I’m sure she was so proud of the woman you are. Sending love.”
Jo Wilder was born in Brooklyn, New York, and made her Broadway debut in the musical She Loves Me in 1963.
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Throughout the late 1950s and early ’60s, she appeared on a number of television series, including How To Marry A Millionaire and The Detectives.
In 1958, Jo married fellow actor Joel Grey. Jennifer Grey later recalled her mother realising “it wasn’t practical for there to be more than one actor in the family, and that, according to her, my dad ‘needed it more’”.
Jo Wilder and Joel Grey split in 1982 but appeared to remain on good terms.
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“I could sense an intensity fueling her singing of show tunes and opera around the house, the volume and vibrato reverberating against the tiled bathroom walls as she bathed me, more suitable for a stage than a bath-time melody,” Jennifer wrote in her 2022 memoir, Out Of The Corner, as reported by USA Today.
“Like she’d been cast out prematurely, unfairly rejected from her intended trajectory.”
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Joel Grey went on to enjoy major success on the stage and screen, and in 1973, won an Oscar for his portrayal of the Emcee in the film adaptation of the musical Cabaret.
He and his ex-wife divorced in 1982, and in 2015, he came out as gay at age 82.
Despite their split, the pair appeared to be on good terms and continued to make public appearances together.
Jennifer, who is currently at work on a much-anticipated sequel to Dirty Dancing, has celebrated her mum on a number of occasions over the years.
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“I’m so grateful that I still have my mother,” she said during an appearance on Live With Kelly And Mark in 2022.
“She’s such a beautiful, beautiful woman, and she’s been just such an incredible champion of mine.”
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